Tag: Windows 7

With Android infringing several of Microsoft’s patents, Microsoft has a huge leverage in the mobile space. HTC had agreed to pay Microsoft $5 on every device it sells with Android. The price was low after HTC agreed to release as many Microsoft Windows 7 based devices eauivalent to its Android devices.

Now Microsoft is after the bigger target i.e Samsung, in the last few months Samsung has clearly emerged as a leader in Android Devices and Microsoft is demanding Samsung to pay $15 per device sold. But after negotiations figure might be quite lower. Unlike Apple who is suing Samsung, Microsoft can benefit a lot by Samsung.

In the past Microsoft’s major weakness has been the hardware its mobile operating system runs, it had very few options like Motorola and HTC , but Samsung will be a great addition to the list along with Nokia. Microsoft is expected to settle for a lower fee if Samsung accepts on releasing more Windows 7 devices and using some of its services as default in Android based device.

Linked to the negotiations are licensing for Windows 7 as well. Within a few days we will know the outcome.

Microsoft yesterday launched its new browser IE9 at Austin, Texas. The browser has many features like Pinned sites (where you can go to your favorite site’s directly from windows taskbar without opening a new browser page, to do so click the icon on the left of the web address in One box/ tab of the website/ websites icon on the new tab page, and drag it to the taskbar. The pinned site appears to be a separate site from IE9. The pinned site also has a Jump list/ some have thumbnail preview controls similar to play and pause like in a video/ have icon overlays which display informations like status of the website.), new graphic capabilities and improved performance, Extensive HTML 5 support, Hardware accelerated text, graphics and video so that they act like the programs installed in your pc.

The installation of the browser is shorter and streamlined therefore the installation process is faster than its previous versions. Its other features include Snap (where you can view any two sites/ pages at same time by dragging them on opposite edges of your screen, and they appear side-by-side), One Box (for both navigating to a site and to start a search), Smart screen filter with Anti-phishing protection, Application reputation, Anti-malware protection and etc.,

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex is of 1 TB (Tera Bytes) capacity with USB 2.0 as interface. The dimensions of the drive are 158 mm in height, 124 mm in width, 44 mm in length, its weight is 1080 g and 3.5 inches of form factor. The drive comes in both vertical and horizontal orientation.

The hard drive comes with quick start guide for easy learning for installation and usage. Once it is plugged in you can easily take a backup of your files from your pc, it also allows you to copy certain selected files from your system to the drive. The files get updated if any changes are made to the files in the system, it turns on and off along with the system.

The drive has pre-loaded backup software with encryption, where encryption is 192 bit Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard – block cipher which uses shared secret encryption) this software is provided to secure your back-up files and also protects privacy for your files with the encryption software.

The drive also provides dashboard management tool which allows you to easily manage backup schedules, file encryption and can view drive statistics. The USB 2.0 desktop adapter comes with capacity gauge display, the interface can be upgraded to USB 3.0 using desktop adapters. Its compatibility varies depending on the OS and hardware configuration, it works on both Windows and Mac OS platforms like Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X and etc., the drive is also available in 2 TB and 3 TB capacities

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB External Drive Specifications :

Capacity : 1 TB

Interface : USB 2.0

Dimensions : 158 mm in height, 124 mm in width, 44 mm in length

Weight : 1080 g

Form Factor : 3.5 inches

Orientation : horizontal and vertical

Allows you to copy certain selected files from your system to the drive

The files get updated if any changes are made to the files in the system